There are some places around the country and around the world that you just KNOW are haunted. Various graveyards, inns, old houses, all of New Orleans – those are the kinds of places you would expect to hear creepy stories and see strange things. One place you probably wouldn’t expect that? The Happiest Place on Earth.
For decades, there have been rumors that California’s Disneyland theme park is haunted by ghostly figures after the park closes. Mainly, people believe that spirit of Walt Disney is roaming around the park, checking up on things.
Many people would say that these rumors are entirely fictitious, and maybe they are. But this fascinating video might make you think otherwise.
In 2009, a security guard for Disneyland came in for his morning shift and checked the surveillance tapes from the night before. What he saw was…confusing, at best.
The video shows four screens, all next to one another and all showing the different parts of the same walkway over four different screens. The camera zooms in on the first screen and for a good while nothing seems to be happening.
It isn’t until the camera zoomed in that I saw what this guard saw. And then I could not take my eyes off of it.
What looks like a translucent figure is walking briskly down the sidewalk; it looks like a person captured in a beam of bright light. The camera moves to the next frame, where the figure continues walking, even passing right through iron gates to continue on.
This continues for the next two frames until the figure walks right out of sight.
After being posted to YouTube, the video has accrued over 15 million views, with millions of people commenting on what they think is happening in the film. Many people believe the figure is a trick of the light while others think it’s completely fabricated, created by a video editing program.
Other believe this is exactly what it seems like: a ghost wandering through Disneyland after hours.
While this very well could be Walt, if that’s what you believe, legend says he’s not the only spirit supposedly wandering about the park after dark.
There are dozens of stories, which have gradually turned into Disney folklore, claiming that the park is haunted by many, many ghosts.
In 1963, a woman was said to have died of a heart attack on the first test run of the Haunted Mansion ride. Her ghost supposedly haunts the already spooky ride to this day. The spirit of a teenager who hopped the fence of the park and was struck by the Monorail is also said to wander the park, as well as a woman named Dolly Young, who was killed on the Matterhorn ride in 1984.
Legend would say this could also be the “Woman in White,” the ghost of a woman who wanders about Main Street during and after park hours. Rumor has it that she leads lost children to the Baby Care Station to be reunited with their parents. At least she’s a friendly ghost!
Whatever you believe, you have to take a look at the video below. The strange footage might just make you a believer.
What’s your theory about this famous footage? Do you think this is a ghost, a fake, or a trick of the light? Share your thoughts in the comments section below.